Sulfonamidobenzene-azo-aminopyrazole dyestuffs

ABSTRACT

Monoazo dyestuffs of the formula ##STR1## wherein R 1  = hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl, R 2  = sulphoalkyl, sulfoaryl, sulphoalkylaryl or sulphatoalkyl, R 3  = alkyl, aryl, carboxy, carbonamide or carboxylic acid ester, R 4  = hydrogen, alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl, or the radical of a heterocyclic compound, X = hydrogen, halogen, nitrile, alkyl, alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, nitro, carbonamide or carboxylic ester and Y = hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy or acylamino. The dyestuffs are useful for dyeing natural and synthetic fiber materials.

The present invention relates to new, valuable monoazo dyestuffs which in the form of the free acid correspond to the general formula ##STR2## wherein R₁ = hydrogen or an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aralkyl or aryl group,

R₂ = sulphoalkyl, sulphoaryl, sulphoalkyl-aryl or sulphato-alkyl,

R₃ = an alkyl or aryl group, the carboxyl group, a carbonamide group or a carboxylic ester group,

R₄ = hydrogen, an alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl group or the radical of a heterocyclic compound,

X = hydrogen, halogen, nitrile, alkyl, alkoxy, trifluoromethyl, nitro, carbonamide or carboxylic ester groups and

Y = hydrogen, halogen, alkoxy or acylamino,

As well as their manufacture and use for dyeing natural and synthetic fibre materials.

The alkyl groups preferably contain 1 - 6 C atoms and can possess further substituents, such as, for example, hydroxyl, chlorine, bromine, nitrile, carbamoyl, alkoxy and alkoxycarbonyl.

Suitable alkyl groups R₁, R₃ and X are, in particular, unsubstituted C₁ -C₄ -alkyl radicals, such as CH₃, C₂ H₅, i-C₃ H₇, n-C₄ H₉ and i-C₄ H₉. Suitable alkyl groups R₄ are, in particular, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl radicals, for example CH₃, C₂ H₅, n- and iso-C₃ H₇, and n-, sec.- and iso-C₄ H₉, which can be substituted further, for example by hydroxyl, chlorine, bromine, nitrile, carbamoyl, alkoxy, especially C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy, and alkoxycarbonyl, especially C₁ -C₄ -alkoxycarbonyl.

Examples of suitable cycloalkyl radicals R₁ and R₄ are cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl radicals.

Examples of suitable heterocyclic radicals R₄ are the 3-sulpholanyl radical or the 2-furfuryl radical.

Examples of suitable aralkyl radicals R₁ and R₄ are benzyl or 2-phenylethyl.

Suitable aryl radicals R₁, R₃ and X are preferably phenyl radicals which can be substituted, for example by halogen, alkyl groups or alkoxy groups, especially phenyl and o-, m- and p-tolyl.

Suitable aryl radicals R₄ are preferably phenyl radicals which can optionally be substituted by non-ionic substituents, such as, for example, fluorine, chlorine, bromine, nitrile, nitro, acylamino, C₁ -C₄ -alkyl, trifluoromethyl, C₁ -C₄ -alkoxy or amino groups which are optionally substituted by alkyl groups.

Examples of suitable sulphoalkyl radicals R₂ are 2-sulphoethyl, 2-sulphopropyl, 3-sulphopropyl, 2-sulphobutyl, 3-sulphobutyl and 4-sulphobutyl.

Examples of suitable sulphoaryl radicals R₂ are sulphophenyl radicals which are optionally substituted further, such as 2-, 3- and 4-sulphophenyl, 2-methyl-4-sulphophenyl, 2-methyl-5-sulphophenyl, 2-chloro-4-sulphophenyl, 2-chloro-5-sulphophenyl and 4-chloro-2-sulphophenyl.

Examples of suitable sulphatoalkyl radicals R₂ are the sulphuric acid half-esters of 2-hydroxyethyl, 2-hydroxypropyl, 3-hydroxypropyl, 4-hydroxybutyl and 3-hydroxybutyl.

Examples of suitable sulphoalkylaryl radicals R₂ are sulphoalkylphenyl radicals, such as 2-, 3- and 4-sulphomethylphenyl.

Examples of suitable halogen atoms X and Y are chlorine and bromine.

Suitable alkoxy groups X and Y are preferably those with 1-4 C atoms. As examples there may be mentioned: -OCH₃, -OC₂ H₅, -OC₃ H₇ and -OC₄ H₉.

Examples of suitable carbonamide radicals X and R₃ are those which correspond to the formula ##STR3## wherein R₅ = hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl and

R₆ = hydrogen, methyl, ethyl, propyl or butyl.

As examples there may be mentioned: carbonamide, N-methyl-carbonamide, N,N-dimethyl-carbonamide, N-ethyl-carbonamide and N,N-diethyl-carbonamide.

Examples of suitable carboxylic ester groups X and R₃ are the carboxylic acid methyl ester, carboxylic acid ethyl ester, carboxylic acid butyl ester and carboxylic acid propyl ester groups.

Examples of suitable acylamino groups Y are saturated alkylcarbonylamino groups, preferably those with 1-4 C atoms in the alkyl group such as, for example, formylamino, acetylamino, propionylamino and butyrylamino, and also arylcarbonylamino, especially phenylcarbonylamino or benzylcarbonylamino, wherein the phenyl radicals can be substituted further by non-ionic substituents, and also saturated alkylsulphonylamino radicals wherein the alkyl groups preferably possess 1 - 4 C atoms, for example methylsulphonylamino, ethylsulphonylamino, propylsulphonylamino, butylsulphonylamino and phenylsulphonylamino.

Within the scope of the formula (I), preferred dyestuffs are those which in the form of the free acid correspond to the formula ##STR4## wherein R₁, R₂, R₃ and R₄ have the abovementioned meaning,

X' represents hydrogen, chlorine, bromine or trifluoromethyl and

Y' represents hydrogen, chlorine or bromine

especially those which in the form of the free acid correspond to the formula ##STR5## wherein R₁, R₂, R₃, X' and Y' have the abovementioned meaning and

R₄ ' represents an aryl group.

Dyestuffs which are very particularly preferred are those which in the form of the free acid correspond to the formula ##STR6## wherein R₁, R₂, R₄ ' and Y' have the abovementioned meaning,

X" represents chlorine, bromine or trifluoromethyl and

R₃ ' represents a methyl group.

The dyestuffs according to the invention, of the formula (I), are obtained by diazotising diazo components of the formula ##STR7## wherein

R₁, R₂, X and Y have the abovementioned meaning according to methods known from the literature and coupling the product with coupling components of the general formula ##STR8## wherein

R₃ and R₄ have the abovementioned meaning, according to processes known from the literature.

Dyestuffs of the formula (I) in which R₂ represents a sulphatoalkyl radical can furthermore also be obtained by esterifying with sulphuric acid the aliphatic hydroxyl group in the sulphonamide radical in dyestuffs of the formula ##STR9## wherein X, Y, R₁, R₃ and R₄ have the abovementioned meaning and

A represents an alkylene group.

Examples of suitable diazo components of the formula (V) are the sulphuric acid half-esters of the following hydroxyalkylsulphonamides: 4-amino-2-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-methyl-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl)-amide, 4-amino-2-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxybutyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxybutyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-methoxy-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxybutyl)-amide, 4-amino-2-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-2-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxybutyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxybutyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxybutyl-N-methyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-ethyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-ethyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-ethoxy-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-ethyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl-N-ethyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxybutyl-N-ethyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-propyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-benzyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-benzyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-benzyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-methoxy-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-benzyl)-amide, 4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-benzyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl-N-benzyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl-N-benzyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-2-phenethyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-2-phenethyl)-amide, 3-amino-4-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide, 3-amino-4-chloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-methyl)-amide, 3-amino-6-methoxy-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide, 3-amino-4-methoxy-benzenesulphonic acid (N-3-hydroxypropyl-N-methyl-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-phenyl)-amide, 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-m-tolyl)-amide, 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-3-methoxy-phenyl)-amide and 4-amino-2,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid (N-2-hydroxyethyl-N-3-ethyl-phenyl)-amide.

Examples of further suitable diazo components of the formula (V) are: N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-amino-ethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-propyl-N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-propyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-methyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-methoxy-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-methoxy-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-ethoxy-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-propyl-N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-propyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-methyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminopropylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-3-methyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-methoxy-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl- 3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminobutylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-propyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-methyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-methoxy-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-methyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-methoxy-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-ethoxy-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminophenylmethanesulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)- 3-amino-4-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-amino-3-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-amino-3-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-amino-3-methylphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-amino-3-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-methyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-amino-3-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-methoxy-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-amino-3-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-methoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-ethoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-ethoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-phenoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-phenoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-phenoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-phenoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-phenoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-phenoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-5-amino-2-phenoxyphenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-chlorophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-amino-4-chlorophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-amino-3-chlorophenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2-chloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-3-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid, N-ethyl-N-(4-amino-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid, N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid, N-methyl-N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid and N-(4-amino-3-trifluoromethyl-phenyl-sulphonyl)-4-aminomethanephenylsulphonic acid.

The diazo components of the general formula (V) are obtained by amidising acetylaminobenzenesulphochlorides or nitrobenzenesulphochlorides with amines of the formula ##STR10## wherein

R₁ and R₂ have the abovementioned meaning and splitting off the acetyl group or converting the nitro group into the amino group by reduction.

The sulphuric acid half-esters of the formula (V) in which R₂ thus represents a sulphatoalkyl group are obtained by esterification of the corresponding hydroxyalkylsulphonamides of the formula (V), in which R₂ represents a hydroxyalkyl group, with sulphuric acid.

Examples of suitable coupling components of the formula (VI) are 1-isopropyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(β -hydroxyethyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1,3-dimethyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-methyl-3-phenyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-ethyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(2'-furfuryl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(β-cyanoethyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(α-phenylethyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-isobutyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(1,2-dimethyl-n-propyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-benzyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-phenyl-3-ethyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(3'-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(2'-methylphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(4'-aminophenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(3'-methylphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(4'-ethoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(2'-methoxy-5'-methylphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-cyclohexyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(4'-methylphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(4'-methoxyphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(2',6'-dimethylphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(3-nitrophenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(4-nitrophenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole, 1-(2-trifluoromethylphenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole and 1-(2,5-dichlorophenyl)-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole.

The dyestuffs according to the invention are suitable for dyeing natural and synthetic fibre materials, especially for dyeing polyamide fibres in level yellow shades of good yield and very good fastness to light. They are well absorbed on polyamide fibres even in a neutral to weakly acid dye bath. By polyamide fibres there are here in particular understood fibres of synthetic polyamides such as ε-polycaprolactam or condensation products of adipic acid and hexamethylenediamine. The dyestuffs are used both in the form of the free acid and in the form of their salts, especially the alkali metal salts, preferably the sodium, potassium or lithium salts as well as ammonium salts.

EXAMPLE 1

36.3 g of N-methyl-N-(4-amino-3,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-2-aminoethanesulphonic acid are dissolved, at pH 7, in 200 ml of water by means of sodium hydroxide solution, 7.0 g of sodium nitrite are added, after cooling to 5° C 30 g of hydrochloric acid (37% strength) are added and diazotisation is carried out for 15 minutes at 0°-5° C. Thereafter a solution of 21.6 g of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole hydrochloride in 150 ml of water is added to the clear diazo solution and the mixture is buffered with sodium acetate solution. After completion of coupling the dyestuff, which in the form of the free acid corresponds to the formula ##STR11## is filtered off and dried. It dyes polyamide fibres and polyamide fabrics from a weakly acid or neutral bath in a greenish-tinged yellow of very good fastness to light.

EXAMPLE 2

29.9 g of 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid N-methyl-N-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-amide are dissolved in 80 ml of concentrated sulphuric acid and esterified for 1 hour at 50° C. For diazotisation, the solution is cooled to 0°-5° C and 35 g of nitrosylsulphuric acid are added dropwise at this temperture. After completion of the diazotisation, the solution is poured out onto ice and a solution of 21.6 g of 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole hydrochloride in 100 ml of water is added. The mixture is neutralised to pH 7 with dilute sodium hydroxide solution. After completion of coupling the dyestuff, which in the form of the free acid corresponds to the formula ##STR12## is isolated and dried. It dyes polyamide fabric, from a weakly acid or neutral bath, in greenish-tinged yellow shades of very good fastness to light.

EXAMPLE 3

49.9 g of the well-dried monoazo dyestuff manufactured by diazotisation of 4-amino-3,5-dichloro-benzenesulphonic acid N-ethyl-(N-2-hydroxyethyl)-amide and coupling to 1-phenyl-3-methyl-5-aminopyrazole are dissolved in 150 ml of concentrated sulphuric acid and the solution is stirred for 1 hour at 50° C and then poured out onto 2 liters of ice/water. The dyestuff which has precipitated, of the formula ##STR13## is filtered off and dried. It dyes polyamide fibres or polyamide fabric, from a weakly acid or neutral bath, in a greenish-tinged yellow of good fastness to light.

DYEING EXAMPLE

0.1 g of the dyestuff from Example 1 is dissolved in 100 ml of hot water, 5 ml of 10% strength ammonium acetate solution are added and the mixture is diluted to a volume of 500 ml with water. 10 g of polyamide fibre are introduced into the dye bath, the dye bath is brought to the boil over the course of 20 minutes, 4 ml of 10% strength acetic acid are added and the mixture is kept at the boil for one hour. Thereafter the fibres are rinsed and dried at 70° - 80° C. A dyeing in a greenish-tinged yellow shade of very good fastness to light and to wet processing is obtained.

If the procedure in Example 1 is followed but the compounds listed in Column I of the table which follows are employed as diazo components and the compounds listed in Column II of the table which follows are employed in coupling components, valuable water-soluble dyestuffs are again obtained, which dye polyamide from a weakly acid or neutral bath in yellow shades.

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example 202

preparation of N-(4-amino-2,5-dichloro-phenyl-sulphonyl)-aminoethanesulphonic acid.

The diazo component used in Example 150 is prepared in the following manner: 130 parts of 2,5-dichloro-4-acetylamino-benzenesulphochloride are introduced into 750 parts of a 15-20% strength aqueous taurine solution at 0° C and the mixture is stirred for a further 3 hours at 0° C and 1 hour at 80° C. Thereafter concentrated hydrochloric acid is added, in the cold, until the product precipitates, and the colourless product is filtered off. 

We claim:
 1. Dyestuff of the formula ##STR274##wherein R is ##STR275## HO₃ S-C₂ H₄ -; R₁ is H or CH₃ ; andX is H or Cl.
 2. Dyestuff of claim 1 of the formula ##STR276##
 5. Dyestuff of claim 1 of the formula ##STR277##
 6. Dyestuff of claim 1 of the formula 